Numbers 36:11

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Mahlah	מַחְלָ֣ה mach.Lah	H4244	Machlah · proper noun, a woman's name
Tirzah	תִרְצָ֗ה tir.Tzah	H8656	Tirtsah · proper noun, a woman's name
Hoglah	וְחָגְלָ֧ה ve.cha.ge.Lah	H2295	Choglah · conjunction + proper noun, a woman's name
Milcah	וּמִלְכָּ֛ה u.mil.Kah	H4435	Milcah · conjunction + proper noun, a woman's name
Noah	וְנֹעָ֖ה ve.no.'Ah	H5270	Noah · conjunction + proper noun, a woman's name
daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת be.Not	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct
Zelophehad	צְלָפְחָ֑ד tze.la.fe.Chad	H6765	Tselophchad · proper noun, a man's name
married	לְנָשִֽׁים le.na.Shim	H802	a woman · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
father’s	דֹדֵיהֶ֖ן do.dei.Hen	H1730	(figuratively) to love · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine plural
brothers’ sons	לִבְנֵ֥י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct

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Cross-references

Numbers 27:1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Mana…
Numbers 26:33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Mil…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 36:5–end

Here is, I. The matter settled by express order from God between the daughters of Zelophehad and the rest of the tribe of Manasseh. The petition is assented to, and care taken to prevent the inconvenience feared: The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well, Num 36:5. Thus those that consult the oracles of God concerning the making of their heavenly inheritance sure shall not only be directed what to do, but their enquiries shall be graciously accepted, and they shall have not only their well done, but their well said, good and faithful servant. Now the matter is thus accommodated: these heiresses must be obliged to marry, not only within their own tribe of Manasseh, but within the particu…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 36:5

Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord--The plea appeared just and reasonable; and, accordingly an enactment was made by which the daughters of Zelophehad, while left to the free choice of their husbands, were restricted to marry not only within their own tribe, but within the family of their father's tribe--that is, one of their cousins. This restriction, however, was imposed only on those who were heiresses. The law was not applicable to daughters in different circumstances (Ch1 23:22) --for they might marry into another tribe; but if they did so, they were liable to forfeit their patrimonial inheritance, which, on the death of their father or brothers, we…

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Adam Clarke on Numbers 36:11

Mahlah, Tirza, etc. - For a curious account of these names, see the notes on Num 27:7.

John Gill on Numbers 36:11

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah,.... The names of the daughters of Zelophehad, and the same as in Numbers 26:33, only the order a little varied, Tirzah and Noah here changing places; there they are according to their birth, here they are according to their marriage, as Aben Ezra thinks; though Jarchi is of opinion, that being thus differently placed shows that they were equal to one another, and one was not preferred to the other: these were married unto their father's brothers' sons; so that they were first cousins.

Dictionary and topics

Hoglah — Partridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were assigned by Moses (Num. 26:33; 27:1; 36:11).
Milcah — (queen or counsel).
Noah — Rest, (Heb. Noah) the grandson of Methuselah (Gen. 5:25-29), who was for two hundred and fifty years contemporary with Adam, and the son of Lamech, who was about fifty years old at the time of Adam’s…
Tirzah — an ancient Canaanite city, whose king is enumerated among those overthrown in the conquest of the country. (Joshua 12:24) It reappears as a royal city, the residence of Jeroboam and of his…
Zelophehad — First-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness. Having left no sons, his daughters, concerned lest their father’s name should be “done away from among his…
Hoglah · A daughter of Zelophehad — A daughter of Zelophehad
Land · Unmarried woman’s rights in — Unmarried woman’s rights in
Marriage · The Jews: Often contracted, in their own tribe — The Jews: Often contracted, in their own tribe
Milcah · .Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of — .Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of
Tirzah · 1. A daughter of Zelophehad — 1. A daughter of Zelophehad

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 36:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 36:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 36:5

Adam Clarke on Numbers 36:11

John Gill on Numbers 36:11

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 36:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 36:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 36:5

Adam Clarke on Numbers 36:11

John Gill on Numbers 36:11

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 36:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 36:10-12